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Jurickson Profar's stay might be short-lived, but who really knows for sure? Our Scott White is willing to find out with the 20-year old on all of his rosters. Full story
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1Mitch Moreland, TEX, 1B37
2Jerome Williams, LAA, RP34
3Jurickson Profar, TEX, SS28
4Scott Feldman, CHC, SP26
5Brandon McCarthy, ARI, SP25
6Jake Odorizzi, TB, SP24
7Josh Lindblom, TEX, RP21
8Rick Porcello, DET, SP20
9Francisco Liriano, PIT, SP19
10Eric Chavez, ARI, 3B19
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1Carlos Villanueva, CHC, SP-31
2Tony Cingrani, CIN, SP-30
3Hector Santiago, CHW, RP-21
4Yuniesky Betancourt, MIL, 1B-18
5Barry Zito, SF, SP-16
6Ross Detwiler, WAS, SP-16
7Josh Beckett, LAD, SP-16
8Kevin Slowey, MIA, SP-14
9Jaime Garcia, STL, SP-13
10Justin Grimm, TEX, SP-13
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Jose Contreras comes off bereavement list
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(2:46 pm ET) Pirates reliever Jose Contreras was reinstated from the bereavement list Tuesday. He has posted a 4.50 ERA in five relief outings.

Cubs steal reliever from NL Central foe
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(2:44 pm ET) The Cubs claimed reliever Eduardo Sanchez off waivers from the Cardinals Tuesday. Sanchez, who will be assigned to Triple-A Iowa, had a 3.72 ERA and one save in nine relief appearances for Triple-A Memphis.

Sanchez, who pitched in the majors from 2011-12, is 3-2 with a 3.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and five saves in 43 career appearances. He has struck out 48 batters in 45 innings.


Hold onto Jeremy Hellickson if you can
by Nando Di Fino | Senior Fantasy Writer
(2:33 pm ET) Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson has not been especially good this year, with a 5.82 ERA and two wins over nine starts. His ownership percentage has dipped to 74 percent and he's only started in 33 percent of leagues.

But there is some silver lining. Hellickson's WHIP is still decent, at 1.29. He's sporting his highest K/9 rate (7.4) since his 36 1/3 inning debut in 2010 (8.2). And despite his poor performance, Hellickson is averaging over 100 pitches per game. In fact, he's gotten into most of his trouble in the first inning, giving up 12 total runs in the first frame this year, but has held a 3.91 ERA from innings two through seven.   

Hellickson is not a bad pitcher -- coming into this year, he had a 3.06 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. And while his velocity is slightly down, it's only about a mile per hour under his career rate. Can he turn his season around? Perhaps. He needs to get his home runs under control and work on not letting in runs early. But Hellickson has proven to be a very good pitcher before, and should be at least on the bench (for now) of most leagues. 


Daric Barton sent to Triple-A
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
(2:27 pm ET) Athletics first baseman Daric Barton has been outrighted to Triple-A Tuesday.

Barton was designated for assignment Saturday, and cleared waivers. The A's have assigned him to their Triple-A team in Sacremento. Barton was hitting .143/.217/.286 in 21 at-bats with the major-league club this season. After a strong 2010 season, Barton's career was derailed by a shoulder injury. He's only received 134 at-bats in the majors over the last two years. 


Rick Porcello's changeup getting more whiffs
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
(2:23 pm ET) Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello has been much better as of late, and his changeup is a major factor in his recent hot streak. 

Porcello is well aware of his improved changeup, as R.J. White profiled in a recent player update. The numbers back up that notion. Porcello's whiff rate with the changeup has jumped from 13.02 percent last season to 17.65 percent this year, per BrooksBaseball.net. He's also been willing to use it against right-handers much more than in recent years. Porcello will look to run his streak of quality starts to five against the Twins Thursday. 

Porcello's recent streak might not be enough to convince Fantasy owners he's truly figured things out. He's had strong stretches in the past, but has rarely shown the high strikeout rates needed from Fantasy pitchers. 


Matt Garza activated for season debut
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(2:14 pm ET) As expected, Cubs starting pitcher Matt Garza (elbow, lat) was activated off the 15-day disabled list Tuesday in order to make his season debut against the Pirates. Garza was 1-1 with a 1.17 ERA and .182 opponents' batting average in four rehab starts between Double-A and Triple-A.

Phil Hughes blames struggles on fastball
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
(1:52 pm ET) Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes said his fastball is to blame for his struggles this season, according to the Journal News

"It’s all fastball command, really. The days that I’ve had good command of my fastball, I’ve been able to work everything off that," Hughes said. Hughes lasted just two-thirds of an inning during his last start, giving up seven earned runs. 

Hughes said he spoke to pitching coach Larry Rothschild, who said he was overthrowing his fastball during his recent start. Hughes admitted sometimes adrenaline gets the best of him on the mound, causing him to lose focus. 


Luke Gregerson gets ERA under 1.00
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(1:46 pm ET) Padres reliever Luke Gregerson picked up his 10th hold during Monday's 4-2 win against the Cardinals by tossing two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Gregerson lowered his ERA to 0.96 and ran his scoreless outings streak to 12 (10 1/3 innings).

Pitchers finding it tough to retire Didi Gregorius
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(1:42 pm ET) Diamondbacks shortstop Didi Gregorius managed three hits for the second straight game Monday at Colorado. He also had a double for a second straight game and added two RBI.

Gregorius has hit safely in seven of his last eight games. He's batting .387 (12 for 31) with one triple, three doubles and five RBI in that span. 

The rookie shortstop has totaled 10 multi-hit games in 22 appearances and has failed to record a hit just four times this season.


Eric Chavez hitting well over .400 in May
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(1:37 pm ET) Diamondbacks third baseman Eric Chavez recorded multiple hits for the fourth time in six games and the sixth time in May Monday at Colorado. He finished 3 for 5 with one run, one triple and one RBI.

Chavez is batting .571 (12 for 21) in his last six games, sending his average skyrocketing from .282 to .343. He's batting .467 (21 for 45) in 14 May games (11 starts), while adding one home run, one triple, six doubles and 10 RBI in that span. Chavez came into May batting .241.


 
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